Indycar – Takuma Sato: “Just a perfect weekend”

Takuma Sato makes history. By winning this Sunday at the Long Beach Grand Prix aboard his No. 12 DW14-Honda, the AJ Foyt Racing driver claimed his first victory in Indycar after 52 starts. Better still, he became the first Japanese to win a race in this category. “It was just a perfect weekend to be honest”, commented the main person concerned just after his feat, he who had a second place in Edmonton in 2012 as his best result to date.

“The team did a fantastic job. Pit stops, strategy, power? Everything worked well and I felt very comfortable in the car and able to give it my all! », detailed the former pilot of Formula 1. “This is good news for the Japanese. Japan has had such a complicated time after the earthquake, I am really happy to offer everyone the opportunity to wake up to some positive news. » In F1 from 2002 until 2008, Takuma Sato had already made his country's history by becoming the second Japanese in history to reach a podium, after Aguri Suzuki in 1990. It was in 2004 during the United States Grand Prix, which he finished in third position. A repeated feat last year by Kamui Kobayashi, who now defends the colors of Ferrari en Endurance.